Scolia is a genus of scoliid wasps in the subfamily Scoliinae. There are over 200 described species in Scolia.[1]

Scolia
Scolia hirta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Scoliidae
Tribe: Scoliini
Genus: Scolia
Fabricius, 1775
Type species
Scolia sexmaculata
(Müller, 1766)

Taxonomy and phylogeny edit

Scolia was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. This genus is classified under the tribe Scoliini of the subfamily Scoliinae within the family Scoliidae.[2] Scolia is itself divided into three subgenera, Scolia (Scolia), and Scolia (Discolia), and Scolia (Hesperoscolia).[3] Males of the subgenus Scolia (Scolia) have dense, silky setae on the volsella, while those of the subgenus Scolia (Discolia) lack dense setae on the volsella.[2]

Description and identification edit

Scolia are small to medium wasps between 5–25 millimetres (0.20–0.98 in).[2] The forewing has a single recurrent vein and two submarginal cells.[4] The species are usually black with variable yellow or red markings. The majority of setae are usually black or white but may also be mixed with red or yellow.[2]

Distribution edit

Scolia is a cosmopolitan genus. 40 species are known from India alone.[2] Another 50 species are known from the Palearctic.[1] 20 more species are known from the Americas.[5]

Species edit

These species belong to the genus Scolia:[6]

Gallery edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Mokrousov, M.V.; Lelej, A.S. (2017). "62. Family Scoliidae". In Belokobylskij, S.A.; Lelej, A.S. (eds.). Annotated Catalogue of the Hymenoptera of Russia. Vol. 1. Symphyta and Apocrita: Aculeata. Saint Petersburg: Zoological Institute RAS. pp. 147–148. ISBN 978-5-98092-062-3.
  2. ^ a b c d e Gupta, S.K.; Jonathan, J.K. (2003). Fauna of India and the Adjacent Countries, Hymenoptera: Scoliidae. Kolkata, India: Zoological Survey of India. pp. 151–152. ISBN 81-8171-009-6.
  3. ^ Golfetti, Ivan Fernande (2019). Análise Filogenética de Scolia Fabricius (Hymenoptera, Scoliidae, Scoliinae) (MSc thesis) (in Portuguese). São Paulo State University. pp. 1–69. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  4. ^ Augul, Razzaq Shalan (2016). "Taxonomic study of the family Scoliidae (Hymenoptera: Aculeata) in Iraq". Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences. 8 (2): 124–138. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  5. ^ Añino, Yostin J.; Cambra, Roberto A.; Windsow, Donald M.; Zuñiga, Ronald; Quintero, Diomedes (2019). "Review of Scolia (Hymenoptera: Scoliidae) from Central America, including seasonal flight activity in Scolia guttata". Acta Biológica Colombiana. 25 (2): 202–209. doi:10.15446/abc.v25n2.77590.
  6. ^ Osten, T. (2005). "Checkliste der Dolchwespen der Welt (Insecta: Hymenoptera, Scoliidae). Teil 1: Proscoliinae und Scoliinae: Campsomerini. Teil 2: Scoliinae: Scoliini. Teil 3: Literatur" [Checklist of the Scoliidae of the World. Part 1: Proscoliinae and Scoliinae: Campsomerini. Part 2: Scoliinae: Scoliini. Part 3: Literature] (PDF). Bericht der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft Augsburg (in German). 62 (220–221): 1–62. Retrieved 2014-06-24.